FREDERICK MIELKE obituary

POLSON - Frederick "Fred" H. Mielke, 85, of Polson, died at a Missoula hospital on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2004, from natural causes.

A memorial service, with military honors and Masonic rites was scheduled for Monday afternoon at the Polson Community Church with the Rev. Richard

Widerholdt officiating. Inurnment will be held at the Richland Memorial Park in Sidney.

Fred was born on Oct. 14, 1918, in Sidney to George and Maude (Harrison) Mielke. He grew up and attended schools in Sidney and graduated from Sidney High School.

Fred served in the U.S. Army in the South Pacific during World War II. He r...